Special Eurobarometer 'European social reality'

QA12.1 What are your expectations for the next twelve months: will the next 12 months be better, worse or the same, when it comes to...?
Your life in general
TOTAL Better Worse Same DK
EU25 24732 35% 10% 52% 3%
EU27 26755 35% 11% 51% 3%
BE 1009 34% 7% 58% 1%
CZ 1150 27% 12% 58% 3%
DK 1037 41% 2% 55% 2%
D-W 1000 20% 15% 63% 2%
DE 1504 20% 16% 62% 2%
D-E 504 19% 22% 57% 2%
EE 1000 52% 4% 41% 3%
EL 1000 39% 16% 45% -
ES 1000 39% 6% 52% 3%
FR 1012 45% 7% 45% 3%
IE 1000 44% 3% 49% 4%
IT 1038 35% 11% 49% 5%
CY 504 35% 8% 48% 9%
LV 1019 46% 6% 45% 3%
LT 1025 43% 9% 44% 4%
LU 502 32% 5% 59% 4%
HU 1000 17% 38% 42% 3%
MT 500 35% 10% 48% 7%
NL 1020 34% 4% 60% 2%
AT 1029 20% 10% 67% 3%
PL 1000 37% 11% 48% 4%
PT 1004 25% 16% 54% 5%
SI 1019 29% 13% 56% 2%
SK 1003 31% 11% 56% 2%
FI 1028 34% 3% 62% 1%
SE 1014 43% 3% 51% 3%
UK 1315 48% 4% 45% 3%
BG 1023 17% 29% 44% 10%
RO 1000 44% 16% 34% 6%
Sex
Male 11904 36% 10% 51% 3%
Female 12828 34% 10% 53% 3%
Age
15-24 3755 57% 5% 36% 2%
25-39 6468 48% 7% 43% 2%
40-54 6326 32% 12% 53% 3%
55 + 8183 17% 13% 66% 4%
Education (End of)
15 6147 22% 15% 59% 4%
16-19 10175 35% 10% 53% 2%
20+ 5626 41% 6% 50% 3%
Still Studying 2341 56% 5% 37% 2%
Left-Right scale
(1-4) Left 6648 38% 9% 51% 2%
(5-6) Centre 8373 34% 10% 53% 3%
(7-10) Right 4340 34% 10% 54% 2%
Respondent occupation scale
Self- employed 1876 45% 9% 44% 2%
Managers 2241 40% 6% 52% 2%
Other white collars 2982 39% 9% 50% 2%
Manual workers 5201 38% 10% 49% 3%
House persons 2402 30% 10% 57% 3%
Unemployed 1584 49% 11% 36% 4%
Retired 6106 16% 14% 66% 4%
Students 2341 56% 5% 37% 2%
Subjective urbanisation
Rural village 8005 31% 11% 56% 2%
Small/ mid size town 10627 36% 10% 51% 3%
Large town 6068 40% 10% 48% 2%
EU27 results are purely indicative as it is impossible to anticipate the impact of the accession of these countries on the results.